indebtedness
задолженность
Verschuldung, Verbindlichkeit, Verpflichtung, Pflicht
State of owing money; being in debtState of owing money; being in debt.
/ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/
» Favors should be done freely and not out of a sense of indebtedness.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)State of owing money; being in debt.
Near-synonym: debtorship
Verschuldung, Verbindlichkeit, Verpflichtung
задо́лженностьzadólžennostʹ
(uncountable, usually)The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
Near-synonym: debtorship
(uncountable, usually)The amount owed.
Schuldensumme, Schuldbetrag
(uncountable, usually)All debts totalled.
Gesamtschuld
More definitions
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Examples
1 sentencesFavors should be done freely and not out of a sense of indebtedness.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
state of being in debt:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
state of being in debt:
state of owing due to gratitude:
amount owed:
all debts totaled:
Forms
plural: indebtednesses| Singular | indebtedness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- an obligation to pay money to another party:liabilityfinancial obligation
- a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor:obligation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedindebted
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable